#6B1522#6B1522
#6B1522 is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.119 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B1522 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 21, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 67%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 80%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 68.2%, 58%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.93, 37.95, 15.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.93, 40.91, 21.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.04% 0.1129 0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.04% 0.119 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.6210, 3.7786, 1.8938) |
| Luminance | 0.0378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Claret
#680018
ΔE00 2.78
Wine Red
#7B0323
ΔE00 3.49
Maroon (survey)
#650021
ΔE00 3.97
Burgundy
#800020
ΔE00 4.58
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.05
Burgundy (survey)
#610023
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B1522 #156B5E
analogous
#6B154D #6B1522 #6B3315
triadic
#6B1522 #226B15 #15226B
tetradic
#6B1522 #4D6B15 #156B5E #33156B
square
#6B1522 #4D6B15 #156B5E #33156B
split-complementary
#6B1522 #156B33 #154D6B
monochromatic
#1A0508 #380B12 #6B1522 #9E1F32 #D12943
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.96
#6B1522 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.76
#6B1522 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B1522
11.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B1522 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B1522 | 1.00 | 11.96 | 1.76 | 11.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E2B22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433D20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#76001B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b1522; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 21, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.119 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c5b5c',
500: '#6b1522',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b1522; $custom-light: #9c5b5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b1522",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 21,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.93,
"s": 67.188,
"l": 25.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35038,
"c": 0.11864,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.03778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B1522
secondary
#3AA292
accent
#EAD03E
background
#FAF5F5
surface
#F4E9E9
border
#CEC5C5
text
#0F0404
muted
#7F7979